SECOND QUARTER SCHEDULE AND HANDOUTS

DAY ONE - 11/4 and 11/7Sentence Cohesion- Today I gave you all a handout based on sentence cohesion , and we spent most of class discussing its importance in our writing.HW: Read Act One of Julius Caesar and write an 8 sentence summary using cohesion.DAY TWO - 11/8 and 11/9Unfortunately I was out of class during both of these days, so you had a sub. During this day, you did the following:Showed your understanding of your independent reading by taking Independent Reading TestJulius Caesar Assignment - This was the hand out given to you in class where you needed to get into groups of five and plan out a presentation of a specific act for the entire class. HW: Read Act Two of Julius Caesar and find several rhetorical strategies

DAY THREE - 11/11 and 11/14Collected and Discussed Rhetorical Strategies used in Acts I-II in Julius CaesarWorked on Presentations

HW: Read Act Three and Write an analysis on one speech (15+) lines

DAY FOUR - 11/15 and 11/16Writing Warmup: Why was the conversation between Cassius and Brutus so heated? Provide a full explanationActs One and Two Will Be PresentingJulius Caesar Essay - You will be analyzing the two speeches by Brutus and Marc Antony from Act Three. Use your knowledge of rhetorical skills to make your claim.Julius Caesar Rubric - Follow this rubric to make sure you are hitting the right points!HW: Read ACT IV and prepare for Pop Quiz Next Class!Day Five - 11/17 and 11/18Writing Warmup: Why was the conversation between Cassius and Brutus so heated? Provide a full explanationACT IV QuizWatch the first three Acts of Julius Caesar HW: Finish PlayDAY SIX - 11/21 and 11/22Writing Warmup: Why does Antony see Brutus as a noble Roman at the end of the play?Acts Three and Four Will Be PresentingDiscussed Upcoming Essay HW: Rough Draft of Essay is Due MondayDAY SEVEN - 11/28 and 11/29AP Vocabulary #1 - CopiousACT V will be presenting todayEnd Discussion on Julius CaesarEdit and Revise Rough Drafts - HW: Julius Caesar Analysis is due next classDAY EIGHT - 11/30 and 12/1AP Vocabulary #2 - EdificationUnderstanding how the AP Multiple Choice Test Works - Please study this handoutSample AP Multiple Choice Test and Went Over the AnswersRead "A Modest Proposal" and answer the sample AP Questions. HW: Read "A Modest Proposal" , annotate and answer the sample AP Questions.DAY NINE - 12/2 and 12/5AP Vocabulary #3 - AblutionDiscuss "A Modest Proposal" and go over the answersSample AP Multiple Choice Test HW: Receive Essay from me and prepare for Multiple Choice Quiz on 12/8 and 12/9DAY TEN - 12/8 and 12/9AP Vocabulary #4 - ElocutionQUIZ on Essay for Class!Women's Brains by Stephen Jay Gould - Please read this and answer the handout for discussion (See me for Handout) HW: Finish Discussion Questions from Reading.DAY ELEVEN - 12/12 and 12/13AP Vocabulary #5 - WritheI Collected Your Homework on Women's BrainsProfessions for Women by Virginia Woolf - You need to have this read in order to work on you paper.Small Synthesis Assignment - Link both "Women's Brains" and "Professions for Women" into a well-developed argument that discusses the view of women in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. Use sources as support! HW: Draft of Paper is due next class!DAY TWELVE - 12/14 and 12/15AP Vocabulary #6 - PedestrianTransitions assignment - You watched a Prezi in class based on transitionsPracticed Intros with ACT Prompt HW: Write new intro for Women's Brains PapersDAY THIRTEEN - 12/16 and 12/19AP Vocabulary #7 - CarrionArticle of the Week #2 - The Next First (and only) 100 DaysAP Article written by an AP Student - Discussed in ClassHanded out Composite AP Scores HW: NoneDAY FOURTEEN - 12/20 and 12/21AP Vocabulary #8 - PinionSynthesis Creation Piece - You will be creating a Synthesis Piece on YOUR OWN (See me for details)Source Template - USE THIS FOR YOUR SOURCES!!!!Google Scholar - This is a WONDERFUL SITE to find great sources HW: TWO SOURCES ARE DUE BY NEXT CLASS (YOUR FINAL ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE AFTER BREAK)DAY FIFTEEN - 12/22 and 1/4AP Vocabulary #9 - KismetTWO SOURCES FOR SYNTHESIS PROMPT DUEWorking in the computer Lab HW: Your ENTIRE SYNTHESIS PROMPT is due Next class! Please make sure that you have ALL of the material!DAY SIXTEEN - 1/5 and 1/6AP Vocabulary #10 - AmbivalenceCOLLECTED SYNTHESIS PROMPTReviewed for Vocab Quiz (QUIZ IS NEXT CLASS)Went over the PLAN TestAOW #3 - This is your third and final Thomas Friedman article. You will perform an analysis on his writing next week. HW: VOCAB QUIZ AND SYNTHESIS TEST (TIMED) NEXT CLASS!!!!DAY SEVENTEEN - 1/9 and 1/10Vocabulary Quiz!!!!!Synthesis QUIZ!!!!!!HW: NoneDAY EIGHTEEN - 1/11 and 1/12AOW QUIZ - Please make an arrangement to see me during seminar to take this quizAnalysis of Synthesis Quiz - In class, I gave you a packet of written essays that you needed to guess and explain what you think each person received from the sheet given. HW: Finish Packet and then give yourself a grade based on the rubric.